时文语法填空 8 Name:
一、世界上首枚3D打印火箭发射再次失败
A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts started ___1_________________(it) first flight late Wednesday but failed to reach orbit. The 33-meter-long rocket, called Terran 1, ___2______________(take) off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The startup company Relativity Space created 85 percent of the rocket using 3D printing technology. Most parts came from the company's large printing center in Long Beach, California.
Terran 1 took off ___3_____________________(success) and stayed in the air for three minutes. The first stage, or lower part, of the rocket launched and separated ___4_____________ planned. The upper stage, however, appeared to ignite and then shut down, sending it crashing into the Atlantic Ocean.
Relativity Space had hoped ___5____________ the rocket to stay in orbit for several days before ___6__________________(fall) through Earth's atmosphere and burning up.
It was the second failed launch by Relativity Space this month. The company called off an attempt 12 days ago just seconds before takeoff.
Though the rocket did not reach orbit, the company said it was ___7__________________(please) with the launch.
Although other space ___8__________________(business) use 3D-printed materials, the pieces make up only a small part of their rockets.
Relativity Space ___9__________________(found) in 2015 by two young engineers. The company said it is working to develop larger versions of the rocket ___10_____________ will have even more 3D-printed material.
二、旧数据发现金星的新火山活动
Scientists say examinations of old images provide new evidence that the planet Venus is volcanically active.
The finding is based on radar images ___1___________________(take) more than 30 years ago by the U.S. space agency NASA's Magellan spacecraft.
NASA calls Magellan one of the agency's "most ___2___________________(success) deep space missions." The spacecraft became the first to take images of the whole surface of Venus during a five-year mission that ___3___________________(begin) in 1989. It also made several other ___4___________________(discovery) about the planet.
Scientists reported the new findings about Venus in a study in the publication Science.
___5______________ area of Venus the team studied had long been thought to be volcanically active. But the ___6___________________(late) study suggests the new examination of images provided the first direct evidence of more recent volcanic activity on the planet.
The researchers looked at images __7___________________ Magellan took in the 1990s. The images showed volcanic openings on the surface of Venus that appeared to change shape and size in less than a year, the team reported.
It is important for scientists ___8___________________(study) active volcanoes in an effort to understand more about ___9________________is happening below the planet's surface, NASA said in a statement. Volcanic activity can ___10___________________(great) affect how a planet grows and develops over time.
三、印象·江南作家电影签约仪式暨现实题材电影《赤脚医生万泉和》研讨会在苏州举行
Literature has always played a significant role in inspiring movies and TV shows. More than 10 award-winning Chinese writers, including Bi Feiyu, Fan Xiaoqing, and Su Tong, collectively signed to allow the screen adaptation of ___1_____________________(they) popular novels, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, on March 22.
The authorized ___2_____________________(work) include Bi's Xushi (Narration), Fan's Chijiao Yisheng Wan Quanhe (Barefoot Doctor Wan Quanhe) and Nanian Xiatian Zai Haibian (Which Summer We Were by the Seaside), and Huang Beijia's Weixian Youxi (The Dangerous Game). All the copywrite deals ___3_____________________(sign) with Funa Pictures, a Jiangsu-based movie and TV drama production company.
A seminar(研讨会) was held ___4_____________________(short) after the copyright signing ceremony to discuss the adaptation of Barefoot Doctor Wan Quanhe, a book ___5________________________(publish) in 2007 which recounts the life of the titular role, ___6______________ devoted countryside doctor, and his reunion with his early romantic interest after being separated ___7________________ 40 years.
Fan Xiaoqing, the author of the novel, expressed her belief ___8___________ the story of Wan Quanhe will allow the audience to see how “a mediocre(平庸的) or even unintelligent person” can have his own shining points and touch many people, with a comedic tone that displays the complexity of humanity.
Currently in pre-production, the movie is scheduled ___9_____________________(start) filming in Suzhou in April. The film also marks the first installment of a trilogy(三部曲that aims to chronicle China’s ___10_____________________(transform) in rural areas along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
参考答案：
一、1.its
2.took
3.successfully
4.as
5.for
6.falling
7.pleased
8.businesses
9.was founded
10.that/which
二、1.taken
2.successful
3.began
4.discoveries
.The
6.latest
7.that/which
8.to study
9.what
10.greatly
三、 1.their
2.works
3.were signed
4.shortly
5.published
6.a
7.for
8.that
9.to start
10.transformation时文阅读之语法填空 13 Name: Date:
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一、Dog Returned to Family after 240 Kilometer Trip over Sea Ice
A dog is back with his Alaskan islander family after going ___1_________________(miss) for over one month.
Mandy Iwworigan lives on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Strait in the ___2_________________(west) part of Alaska. The Bering Strait is the icy waterway ___3_________________separates the United States and Russia.
Nanuq disappeared in March. About one month later, Iwworigan said people in the town of Wales began posting photos of a dog they ___4_________________(find). Her father showed her the photos and said they looked like Nanuq.
Iworrigan looked at the photos and yelled: "That's our dog, what is he doing in Wales "
If you look at a map, you can see that the town of Wales and St. Lawrence Island ___5_________________(separate) by a lot of water. But in the winter, most of it is frozen. This might have permitted Nanuq __6_________________(cover) 241 kilometers either floating or running on the ice.
Iworrigan said the dog ___7_________________(probable) ate the remains of other animals such as a seal or caught and ate a seal.
Nanuq came home to his family on ___8_________________ airplane last week and Iworrigan's daughter, Brooklyn, yelled with ___9_________________(happy) when she saw him
The dog had been bitten by another animal but was otherwise ___10_________________ good shape after his long time away from home.
二、人与海豚合作捕鱼 Humans, Dolphins Working Together to Fish
A fishing community in southern Brazil has an unusual ally(盟友): wild dolphins.
In the ___1_________________(coast) city of Laguna, scientists have used drones, underwater sound recordings and other tools to track dolphins. The scientists can see how local people and dolphins cooperate and benefit from each other's work. The ___2_________________( successful) humans and dolphins are skilled at reading each other's body language.
The research ___3_________________(publish) Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The Laguna ___4_________________(resident) work with wild bottlenose dolphins to catch schools of silver fish called mullet. It is an alliance(联盟) that has been recorded in local newspaper records going back 150 years.
When ___5_________________ comes to fishing, dolphins and humans have different abilities.
In Laguna, the water is cloudy, so people are unable to see the fish. But the dolphins use sounds to find them. As the dolphins herd the fish toward the coast, the people run into the water ___6_________________(hold) fish nets. They wait for dolphins to signal ___7_________________(exact) where fish are – the most common signal is ___8____________ locals call ‘a jump,’ or a sudden deep dive.
___9_________________ more closely the people timed casting their net to the dolphins' signals, the more likely they were ___10_________________(catch) a large amount of fish.
三、NASA建火星模拟栖息地
NASA showed off a simulated Mars environment this month ___1_________________ four volunteers will live for one year to help the American space agency prepare to send humans to the planet.
The volunteers, who are not astronauts, are expected ___2_________________(enter) the environment, called a habitat, in June. It was built at ___3_________________ major research base at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
During their stay, crew members ___4_________________(take) part in many different activities, NASA said in a statement. This will include taking part in simulated spacewalks, doing robotic work, caring for the habitat, ___5_________________(exercise) and planting crops.
The 160-square-meter habitat is also designed to recreate ___6_________________(environment) pressures that future visitors to Mars could face. ___7_________________(example) of this will be carrying out activities with limited resources, being isolated and experiencing __8_________________(equip) failures, NASA said.
The simulated environment was built using 3D printing technology. 3D printers have been used in recent years to build ___9_________________(increasing) large structures, including entire homes.
The Mars habitat is part of a NASA program known ___10________ the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA). It is expected to include a total of three simulated environments.
参考答案：
一、1.missing
2.western
3.that/which
4.had found
5.are separated
6.to cover
7.probably
8.an
9.happiness
10.in
二、1.coastal
2.most successful
3.was published
4.residents
5.it
6.holding
7.exactly
8.what
9.The
10.to catch
三、 1.where
2.to enter
3.a
4.will take
5.exercising
6.environmental
7.Examples
8.equipment
9.increasingly
10.as时文语法填空 5 Name:
一、土耳其男子与天鹅四十载友谊
Most people who keep animals choose to have dogs, cats, fishes or small birds. But Recep Mirzan keeps ___1____________ different animal on his farm in Western Turkey.
The 63-year-old retired postal worker has a swan, a large and long-lived bird ___2__________________(find) in many parts of the world.
Mirzan rescued the swan from a ___3__________________(danger)situation many years ago. Mirzan and a group of friends ___4__________________(drive) in their car when they saw an injured swan with a broken wing. Mirzan ___5__________________(immediate) took the swan with him to protect her from ___6__________________ (enemy) . He kept her in the car until that afternoon when he was able to take the swan to his home.
He named the swan Garip. It means "strange" in the Turkish language but is also used ___7__________________(describe) a person who has had difficulties in their life. After Garip's broken wing improved, she remained with Mirzan. Mirzan is not married and has no children, so the swan is like a child to him. When Garip is out of her pen, an area ___8____________ is used to keep her protected, she follows Mirzan wherever he ___9__________________(go).
According to the group Swan Sanctuary, in Britain, swans live in the wild ___10_____________ only about 12 years. But in protected environments, they can live up to 30 years.
二、美国7岁女孩卖柠檬水为脑部手术筹钱
Liza Scott is a seven-year-old girl in the southern U.S. state of Alabama. Like many young girls, she became ___1__________________(interest) in earning money. So, she created a small table ___2_________ she sells a cold drink made from lemon juice, water and sugar. The stand is at her mother's bakery near the city of Birmingham.
At first, the lemonade stand was something to do ___3____________ fun. But then the stand became much ___4__________________(important).
Liza has a health problem that will require surgery.
She suffers from seizures because part of her brain did not grow ___5__________________(correct). Doctors in Boston will work to fix the problem during several ___6__________________(visit).
Now, instead of just being a way to raise money for fun things, the money from the lemonade stand will help pay for the treatment. So far, people ___7__________________(come) to the bakery to buy lemonade and given Liza some extra money, too. Her mother, Elizabeth Scott, also created ___8_________ Internet fundraiser where people from anywhere can donate money to Liza.
Critics of the U.S. healthcare system say they do not think a child who needs a brain ___9__________________(operate) should have to raise money to fund her own care.
Liza said she thinks ___10__________________(run) the lemonade stand makes her feel like she is helping. "It's better than just begging," she said.
三、为了照顾老父亲，美国女子在养老院兼职
A Minnesota woman took a job in a nursing home facility so she can be close to her father amid COVID-19.
Lisa Racine is a part-time food nutrition ___1__________________(assist) at the Good Samaritan Society in Stillwater, Minnesota, where her dad, Harold Racine, 87, is a resident.
"I really enjoy the other residents that live there," Lisa told the reporter. "They're so sweet, but ___2__________________(fortunate) they're not getting visitors, so I kind of am their visitors."
Harold, who worked in the printing industry before retiring, is a father of eight. His wife, Patricia Racine, ___3__________________(die) nine years ago. One year ago, Harold moved to Good Samaritan to receive ___4__________________(addition) care and support.
Lisa's cousin, Rene Racine, is the nursing home administrator at Good Samaritan. Lisa inquired about a job, and when there was an opening, Lisa went through the interview process and ___5__________________(offer) the position, Rene said.
Some of Lisa's ___6__________________(duty) include prepping desserts, setting the table and ___7__________________(serve) meals to residents. After she clocks out, she and her dad have talks and video chat ___8____________ family members.
"It is very nice to see them together," Rene said. "My uncle was so excited and so happy ___9_____________ he was going to have a family member here. He was really surprised that she would do that, because she___10___________ have a full-time job."
参考答案：
一、1.a
2.found
3.dangerous
4.were driving “正在做……，这时”，为 be doing...when
5.immediately 立刻
6.enemies
7.to describe
8.that/which 在定语从句中作主语，所以不用 where
9.goes一般现在时
10.for持续一段时间，用介词 for。
二、1.interested 表示“感兴趣”，用ed形式。比较：interested 感兴趣的;有兴趣的interesting 有趣的;令人感兴趣的
2.where 考查定语从句。因先行词table指地点，且从句不需要补充主语或宾语，用where引导定语从句，并在从句中作状语。
3.for 考查介词。for fun 为了好玩。
4.more important 考查比较等级。根据句意可知，现在柠檬摊变得“更重要(more important )”了。另外，空格前的much也可提示答案，much常常修饰比较级。
5.correctly 考查词类转换。修饰动词grow，用副词用状语。
6.visits 考查名词复数。several后接名词复数形式。
7.have come 考查时态。根据so far及后面的given 可知用现在完成时。
8.an 考查冠词。一个网上筹款活动，表示“一”，用不定冠词，因Internet 是元音开头，用an。
9.operation 考查词类转换。operate v. 做手术 operation n. 手术
10.running 考查非谓语。ing形式作主语。注意双写字母n。
三、1.assistant 考查词类转换。动词assist转换为名词assistant ，意为“助手，助理
2.unfortunately 考查词类转换。没有人看望，所以是“不幸地(unfortunately)"
3.died 考查时态。句中有具体的过去时间nine years ago，用一般过去时
4.additional 考查词类转换。修饰名词短语care and support，用形容词形式
5.was offered 考查被动语态。因Lisa“被提供”一个职位，用被动
6.duties 考查名词复数。由some及谓语动词include可知，用复数形式
7.serving 考查非谓语。与前面的prepping和setting并列作include的宾语。搭配: include doing.
8.with 考查介词。表示“与......交谈”，为have a talk/chat with sb
9.that 考查从句。情感动词excited/happy后接that从句。这类从句，可称为宾语从句 (薄冰)也有人叫原因状语从句(张道真)，或者形容词补足语从句。
10.does。考查强调句式。空格后的动词为原形，而主语为第三人称单数，态动词。这里用does来强调谓语动词have。时文语法填空 7 Name:
一、日本公司将福岛滞销大米制成塑料制品
A Japanese company has found a way to turn unwanted rice into plastic goods.
One company is working with farmers in the ___1__________________(coast) town of Namie. Nearby is the Fukushima nuclear center, __2________ has been closed since a nuclear disaster there in March 2011.
Jinichi Abe, ___3_________ local rice farmer, says people do not want to buy his rice because they worry it is radioactive. The farmer ___4__________________(try) for years to recover from the economic effects of the disaster.
Now, he has a new way to sell his rice. Tokyo-based company Biomass Resin opened a factory in Namie in November. It turns ___5__________________(local) grown rice into pellets(粒) for use in manufacturing(制造). The pellets can be formed into all kinds of products, ___6__________________(include) plastic tools, food containers, shopping bags and souvenirs.
___7__________________(official) ordered people in the area to escape when the nuclear factory’s reactors exploded and released radiation. The government permitted some people ___8__________________(return) to their lives in Namie in 2017 after a major cleanup of the area.
Takemitsu Imazu, president of Biomass Resin Fukushima, says that even though the area has mostly recovered, the ___9__________________(economic) is still severely suffering. “___10__________ building our factory here, we want to bring jobs and invite people back.”
二、《瞬息全宇宙》成奥斯卡最大赢家
Everything Everywhere All at Once won the best picture Oscar at the Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night in Los Angeles, California.
The unusual movie about ___1__________ Chinese-American immigrant family won seven Oscars, including three acting awards for Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis.
The Malaysian-born Yeoh became the first Asian woman ___2__________________(win) a best actress Oscar. In the film, she plays the laundromat(自助洗衣店) owner with superpowers in a different universe.
___3____________ a boy, Quan starred in the 1984 Indiana Jones movie and The Goonies in 1985. The 51-year-old said he quit ___4__________________(act) for many years because he saw too few ___5__________________(opportunity) for Asian actors. On Sunday night, Quan won the best supporting actor Oscar. In the film, he plays Yeoh's husband.
Quan, ___6____________ was born in Vietnam, cried as he gave his speech Sunday. He said, "My journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refugee(难民) camp. Somehow I ended up here on Hollywood's ___7__________________(big) stage."
The 64-year-old Curtis won best supporting actress for her role as the tax ___8___________________(agency) in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert together won best director and best ___9__________________(origin) screenplay. Everything Everywhere All at Once was made with a small $14.3million budget and ___10__________________(bring) in more than $100 million so far.
三、美国科学家正在研制一种可以部署在月球上的望远镜
American scientists are working to develop a telescope to deploy(部署) on the moon.
The telescope is designed to search for ancient radio waves ___1___________ could provide important details about the early universe.
The American space agency NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy are working together ___2___________ the project.
The telescope will be ___3__________ first designed to collect data on a historical period of the universe ___4_________________(call) the Dark Ages. This period ___5__________________(consider) important to study because it can provide new details about the formation and development of the universe.
The Dark Ages period began nearly 380,000 years after the Big Bang, the explosion many scientists believe created the universe. During the Dark Ages, there ___6__________________(be) no stars or planets.
In a statement announcing the project, NASA said information on the Dark Ages can only be learned through data ___7__________________(collect) from radio waves. The new telescope is ___8__________________(special) designed to provide details on the formation of the early universe.
The telescope is to be placed on what is known as the far side of the moon. This ___9__________________(describe) came about because that side of the moon cannot be seen from Earth. The area does experience ___10__________________(it) own day and night cycle.
参考答案：
一、1.coastal
2.which
3.a
4.has been trying
5.locally
6.including
7.Officials
8.to return
9.economy
10.By
二、1.a
2.to win
3.As
4.acting
5.opportunities
6.who
7.biggest
8.agent
9.original
10.has brought
三、1.that/which
2.on
3.the
4.called
5.is considered
6.were
7.collected
8.specially
9.description
10.its时文语法填空 4
一、小年祭灶神的来历
Worshipping Kitchen God(拜灶神) is the most important folk activity in the Chinese Little New Year.
Legend has it that Kitchen God was a rich man ___1___(name) Zhang Shan, who married a good wife Guo Dingxiang but divorced and remarried a woman Li Haitang. The second wife was ___2___(greed) and lazy, and she ___3___(quick) spent all the money of Zhang Family and remarried another man. Zhang Shan experienced the family decline and suffered a fire, ___4___(become) a beggar.
One day, he begged a family for food and the ___5___(host) offered him food – it turned out that ___6___ was his ex-wife that offered him the food. He was so ashamed ___7___ he got into the chamber of the kitchen range and was burnt to death.
The Jade Emperor learned the news and ___8___(think) Zhang Shan was not so bad since he could change his mind. Therefore, the Jade Emperor gave him the title of Kitchen God since he died in the kitchen, and ordered him___9___(report) on 23rd and 24th of the 12th lunar month and come back on the New Year's Eve. Chinese people respected the Kitchen God because he would report to the Heaven. Therefore, folk China formed the custom of worshipping Kitchen God on 23rd or 24th of the 12th lunar month to pray ___10___ peace and prosperity(兴旺) in the coming year.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
二、过小年，祭灶神
Little New Year, usually a week before the lunar New Year, falls on Jan 25 this year.
One of ___1___ most special traditions of the Little New Year is the burning of a paper image of the Kitchen God, ___2___(send) the god's spirit to Heaven to report on the family's conduct over the past year. The Kitchen God is then welcomed back to the home through the pasting of a new paper image of him beside the stove(炉). From this point, the Kitchen God ___3___(oversee) and protect the household for another year.
Most of the offerings to the Kitchen God are sweets of ___4___(vary) types. It ___5___(think) that this will seal(封) the Kitchen God's mouth and encourage him to only say good things about the family when he rises to heaven to make his report. The Kitchen God will be invited ___6___(sit) in a sedan(轿) chair for his trip to heaven.
___7___(consequent), the day before Little New Year, the streets and alleyways are filled with vendors(小贩) selling papier-m ché sedan chairs and paper gold and silver ingots(锭) for the Kitchen God's journey. There are even songs ___8___ his honor.
___9___ very few families still make offerings to the Kitchen God on this day, many traditional holiday ___10___(activity) are still very popular.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
三、《狂飙》收官演员全员发文告别
The TV series "Knockout" ushered in the finale last night. Gao Qiqiang, ___1___(play) by Zhang Songwen, was finally brought to justice. __2___ ultimate big boss umbrella in Knockout was also caught by the prosecution(检方) team.
The launch of this drama also became popular ___3___ many people, especially Zhang Songwen, who starred in the drama as both good and evil, and his acting skills were ___4___(high) praised by the majority of netizens.
After the ending of "Knockout", he also sent a long message to say goodbye. Afterwards, the actors in the play all sent long ___5___(message) to bid farewell to the play.
The drama tells the story of a police officer's fight against organized crime over 20 years. It has received a rating of 9 out of 10 on Douban, and ___6___(become) one of the most discussed topics on social media since mid-January.
Wei Pengju, ___7___(direct) of the Institute of Cultural Economics at the Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing, said The Knockout resonated(共鸣) with viewers on an ___8___(emotion) level.
Reactions to the program also reflected ___9___the public perceived the work and achievements of the nation in combating organized crime and ___10___(build) a sound legal environment.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
四、中国奇谭 Yao-Chinese Folktales
The new Chinese animated(动画) series Yao-Chinese Folktales suddenly went viral online. ___1___(present) by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio and Shanghai Kuanyu Digital Technology, Yao-Chinese Folktales is comprised of eight stories ___2___(range) from 15 to 25 minutes.
The first story ___3___ (base) on the classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West,” ___4___ characters preparing to catch a Tang dynasty Buddhist monk(僧). “The little monster(妖怪) at the bottom of the ladder really reflects my sad life as ___5___ ordinary worker,” one viewer commented on Bilibili.
The second episode is difficult to understand, and its style reminds people of monster stories in the Northern and Southern dynasties, ___6___ shows the extraordinary imagination of the ancients and strong practical ___7___(significant).
The third episode tells a story of women’s growth. In the story, a small female wolf makes friends with a little boy from a hunting family, and does not yield to her mother’s attempt to persuade her ___8___(visit) their house. Eventually, the wolf’s mother died, and the little wolf finally grew up and looked across the river with the boy who also became a hunter.
Chinese netizens were full of praise for the stories and ___9___(eager) waited for the update of the series, claiming that the ___10___(innovation) creation empowers traditional Chinese classic works, giving them new vitality.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
参考答案：
一、1.named
2.greedy
3.quickly
4.becoming
5.hostess
6.it
7.that
8.thought
9. to report
10.for
二、1.the
2.sending
3.will oversee
4.various
5.is thought
6.to sit
7.Consequently
8.in
9.Although/Though/While
10.activities
三、1.played
2.The
3.with/among
4.highly
5.messages
6.has become
7.director
8.emotional
9.how 公众怎样（how）看待。perceive看待，认为
10.building 介词in+v-ing，与combating并列
四、1.Presented
2.ranging
3.is based
4.with
5.an
6.which
7.significance
8.to visit
9.eagerly
10.innovative时文阅读之语法填空 12 Name: Date:
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一、清代瓷碗苏富比拍卖会上以超过 2500 万美元的价格售出
A delicate porcelain(瓷) bowl, measuring under 4.5 inches in diameter(直径), sold for more than $25 million during a bumper week of Chinese art sales in Hong Kong.
___1_______________(describe) by auction(拍卖) house Sotheby's as "highly ___2_______________(importance)," the bowl was produced during the time of the Yongzheng Emperor. It is part of a tradition known as "falangcai" or "foreign colors".
In the auction catalog, ceramics expert Regina Krahl described the bowl as among a small group of items ___3_______________(represent) "the peak of painting on porcelain, ___4_______________ artistry that was never surpassed."
Once part of a pair, the item was first recorded in a ___5_______________(collect) gathered by Shanghai-based shipping merchant Captain Charles Oswald Liddell in the late 19th century. The two bowls were split up in 1929, ___6___________ they were each sold for 150 (amounting to just over 7,600, or $9,400, in today's money). The bowl's "twin" ___7__________(hold) now at the British Museum in London.
The one sold on Saturday meanwhile passed hands several ___8_______________(time) over the decades. It was most ___9_______________(recent) acquired by businesswoman and collector Alice Cheng, who purchased it ___10_______________ a then-record 151.32 million Hong Kong dollars (19.3 million) in 2006.
二、SpaceX“星舟”发射后在半空爆炸！马斯克发声
A SpaceX rocket successfully launched with the company's Starship spacecraft Thursday, ___1__________ the two-part system exploded minutes later and crashed into the sea.
It was the first test flight for SpaceX's latest Super Heavy rocket, which carries a large space capsule on top, ___2_______________(call) Starship. The capsule ___3_______________(design) to one day carry astronauts and supplies to the moon and ___4_______________(possible) Mars.
No astronauts ___5_______________(be) on board for the test flight.
The liftoff happened Thursday morning at a SpaceX launch center in the southern Texas town of Boca Chica.
SpaceX officials have described the two-part rocket ship – which stands 120 meters high – ___6_______________ the largest and most powerful space vehicle ever built. The vehicle is by far ___7_______________(powerful) than any rockets built by the American space agency NASA.
SpaceX had hoped that, after separating, the spacecraft would continue flying and attempt to circle the world before ___8_______________(crash) into the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii.
Even though the vehicle exploded soon after launching, SpaceX officials on the ground celebrated the fact ___9_______________ the rocket was able to get off the ground. The company declared the event a ___10_______________(success) test flight.
三、淄博烧烤
The city of Zibo has received a record number of visitors, putting it at the center of a social media frenzy(狂热).
The eastern Chinese city of Zibo, ___1_______________(most) known for its manufacturing industries, has emerged as one of the country’s ___2_______________(popular) tourist spots — thanks to its barbecue.
___3_______________(favor) by groups of so-called internet influencers, the city in Shandong province has gone viral on Chinese social media platforms. ___4_______________(video) on sites such as Xiaohongshu show thousands of people traveling to the city to savor local barbecue, which they say ___5_______________(wrap) in a pancake, has a “distinct taste,” and offers ___6_______________ unique dining experience.
Its barbecue is now so popular ___7_______________thousands of people are making a culinary trip to Zibo — the city’s train station received a record 83,635 inbound and outbound passengers on Friday. Railway authorities have even added two additional high-speed trains between the ___8_______________(province) capital Jinan and Zibo on weekends to meet growing passenger demand.
In light of the sudden influx(涌入) of tourists, local authorities in Zibo have now released a map of barbecue joints and added 21 new bus routes___9_______________(facilitate) urban transportation. Tourists can even visit some scenic spots in the city free___10_______________ charge, according to media reports.
参考答案：
一、1.Described
2.important
3.representing
4.an
5.collection
6.when
7.is held
8.times
9.recently
10.for
二、1.but
2.called
3.is designed
4.possibly
5.were
6.as
7.more powerful
8.crashing
9.that
10.successful
三、 1.mostly
2.most popular
3.Favored
4.Videos
5.is wrapped
6.a
7.that
8.provincial
9. to facilitate
10. of时文语法填空 2
一、元宇宙有“气味” Smells in the metaverse
Several companies – notably Facebook parent Meta – have been working on technologies to support a future digital world called the "metaverse."
Metaverse is ___1___term used to describe a non-physical world in which ___2___(individual) interact through different kinds of digital technology. People would use virtual reality (VR) glasses and other devices to interact ___3___each other in the metaverse.
A company called OVR Technology launched a new wearable device ___4___ produces smells, or scents, designed for VR technology. In a video ___5___(explain) the device, OVR chief Aaron Wisniewski says it ___6___(design) to copy the human sense of smell.
The device links smells to elements a person can experience in a digital, VR-powered world. For example, smelling a flower would make the device produce a scent for it. Outdoor environments, such as being in the middle of a field, can also be ___7___ (digital) smelled. The device could also produce the smell of ___8___(taste) foods as a person in the metaverse walks through shops or restaurants.
OVR Technology says ___9___(it) device is able to produce thousands of different smell combinations. But, it adds that it is not designed to exactly produce smells ___10___(find) in the real world. Instead, the device aims to offer users "a whole new world of possibilities" in digital scent technology.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
二、2023太空任务：美国登月计划 Lunar landings
One of NASA's major missions last year resulted in a successful uncrewed test flight that sent the Orion spacecraft into orbit around the moon. The mission is part of the space agency's Artemis program, ___1___ aims to land American astronauts on the moon by the mid-2020s.
___2___ preparation of that goal, NASA has contracted with private companies to build landers for the moon. Their design permits them to carry ___3___(equip) and instruments for studying conditions on the lunar surface.
Several landers ___4___(expect) to arrive on the moon this year. One, ___5___(develop) by NASA partner Intuitive Machines, is set to launch in early to mid-2023. The IM-1 mission will land at ___6___ area called Schroter's Valley on the near side of the moon. ___7___, built by NASA partner Astrobotic, is to launch sometime before April. The space agency said that spacecraft, called the Peregrine Lunar Lander, is expected ___8___(land) near Lacus Mortis, an area near the equator(赤道) of the moon.
The landers' instruments will collect data on and examine many parts of the moon's atmosphere and surface. In addition, they will study things like how radio ___9___(signal) behave on the moon and will test ___10___(land) technologies and communication systems.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
三、2023太空任务：欧美航天计划
The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to launch a spacecraft to explore Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. Jupiter is a giant gas planet, with an atmosphere made up ___1___(most) of hydrogen and helium(氦).
ESA ___2___(official) have said they plan to launch the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft, called JUICE, sometime in April. The mission ___3___(make) detailed observations of Jupiter as well as its three large moons, Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.
ESA says it hopes the in-depth observations will help scientists learn more about Jupiter's complex environment as they use the planet ___4___ a model for other gas giants across the universe.
NASA also plans to fly two ___5___(experiment) aircraft in 2023. The first mission is called Quesst. It involves a NASA research plane called X-59, a supersonic aircraft. Supersonic is a term for ___6___ object that travels faster than the speed of sound.
The goal of Quesst is to provide data ___7___ could change rules that ban supersonic flight over land. NASA says X-59 was developed with technology that reduces the loudness of a sonic boom to very low levels ___8___(hear) on the ground.
NASA's other plane with plans to fly in 2023 is called X-57. The aircraft runs on electric power. It was built ___9___(demonstrate) that all-electric technology could make flying cleaner, quieter and ___10___( sustainable).
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
四、2023太空任务：中国计划在2023年执行60多次太空发射任务
China plans to carry out over 60 launch missions this year, according to the country's major space contractors. The manned space station project will enter the stage of ___1___(apply) and development, and China's space station will realize normalized operation in 2023, said Zhang Zhongyang, General Manager of the CASC, ___2___ presented the report at the company's annual research and production work conference in Beijing.
The___3___(plan) spaceflights include manned and robotic missions to the ___4___(new) built China Space Station (CSS) and the maiden flight of the Long March-6C carrier rocket, according to the report.
The country will also launch the Long March-6D carrier rocket in 2023 ___5___ complete the performance of commercial aerospace and satellite export ___6___(contract), Zhang added.
China will fully promote the ___7___(four) phase of its lunar exploration program and the planetary detection project in 2023, ___8___(carry) out research of the Chang'e-7 and Tianwen-2 probes, Zhang said.
Most of the launches will be made by the company's Long March carrier rocket family, and the rest ___9___(conduct) by the Smart Dragon series, said Zhang, adding that the company will continue ___10___ the research and development of the Tianwen-2 asteroid probe and the Chang'e-7 lunar probe.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
参考答案：
一、1. a
2.individuals
3.with
4.that/which
5.explaining
6.is designed
7.digitally
8.tasty
9.its
10.found
二、1.which
2.In
3.equipment
4.are expected
5.developed
6.an
7.Another
8.to land
9.signals
10.landing
三、1.mostly
2. officials
3.will make
4.as
5.experimental
6.an
7.that/which
8.heard
9.to demonstrate
10.more sustainable
四、1.application
2.who
3.planned
4.newly
5.and
6.contracts
7.fourth
8.carrying
9.will be conducted
10.with时文语法填空 9 Name:
一、清明节起源
Today is the Qing Ming Festival in China. As with most Chinese ___1___________________(holiday), there’s an interesting story behind the Qing Ming Festival and unique customs associated with it.
It is said that the Qingming Festival was originally held to honor Jie Zitui, ___2__________ loyal man who lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. Jie cut a piece of meat from his own leg in order to save his hungry lord who was forced to escape ___3_____________ his own country.
Later, when the lord regained his position, he forgot about Jie Zitui’s contribution. However, after ___4____________________(remind), he felt ashamed and decided to reward the loyal man, but Jie had hidden in a mountain with his mother. In order to find Jie, the lord ordered that the mountain be set on fire. ___5____________________(fortunate), Jie was found dead with his mother.
Feeling ___6____________________(guilt), the lord ordered that a period of three days every year be used ___7__________________(remember) Jie. During this time, fire ___8____________________(ban), and all food was eaten cold. Hence the name, the Cold Food Festival. The county ___9______________ Jie died in Shanxi Province is still called Jiexiu (介休), meaning “the place where Jie rests forever.” This ___10_______________________(practise) of remembering the deceased eventually evolved into the Qing Ming Festival.
二、清明踏青 Domestic Trips during Qingming Holiday
One of the activities during Qingming Holiday is a “Spring Outing”, ___1_____________ means going out to appreciate the beautiful scenes of nature. Most Chinese people then go back home for tomb sweeping and take the opportunity ___2_______________(have) a short outdoor tour during the three-day holiday. The majority of people prefer to visit scenic spots located in ___3__________(they) own provinces within a short drive or flight, and therefore, it may lead to traffic congestion(拥堵) and accommodation tension.
Before the COVID-19 epidemic, ___4____________number of people travelling and ticket sales of scenic spots rose year-on-year. According to the data ___5___________________(release) by the China Tourism Academy, a total of 43.25 million domestic trips ___6_______________________(make) from April 4 to 6, 2020, and the tourist satisfaction index(指数) hit a record high of 88.8 since the corona virus pandemic was being ___7______________________(effective) controlled across the country.
Online ticket sales for red tourism scenic spots, local history museums, as well as cemetery parks(陵园) and ___8_____________________(memory) halls of heroes and martyrs(烈士) saw a year-on-year increase. For cultural tourism, programs ranged from exhibitions ___9______________ operas, which, along with folk culture, are appreciated during the holiday. Hence ___10__________________(destination) including museums, townships of cultural heritage, and unique customs and traditions are all popular choices for tourists.
三、猛犸象肉丸
An Australian company has made lab-grown meat using genetic information from a wooly mammoth(猛犸象), an extinct animal.
___1_____________ company launched the creation in a science museum in the Netherlands. It came just days before April 1, ___2________________(know) as April Fools' Day.
"This is not an April Fools' joke," said Tim Noakesmith, ___3_______________(found) of the Australian company Vow. "This is a real innovation."
The lab-grown meat, ___4_____________ is also called cultivated or cell-based meat, is made from animal cells and grown in a lab. Animals do not need to be killed to produce them. Supporters of cultivated meat say it is better not just for the animals but also ___5______________ the environment.
The company, Vow, combined genetic information from the mammoth and African elephants, the mammoth's closest living relative. Then the information ___6_______________(put) into a sheep muscle cell. In the lab, the cells increased in number until there were enough ___7_______________(make) a meatball.
More than 100 ___8_______________(company) around the world are working on cultivated meat products.
Experts say that if the technology becomes more common, it could greatly reduce the ___9___________________________(environment) impacts of meat production in the future. ___10___________________(current), billions of hectares(公顷) of land are used for meat production worldwide.
Attention: 讲评后，与前面的1-8装订在一起，以便整理错题和笔记。
参考答案：
一、1.holidays 2.a 3.from 4. being reminded 5. Unfortunately
6.guilty 7.to remember 8.was banned 9.where 10.practice
二、1.which
2.to have
3.their
4.the
5.released
6.were made
7.effectively
8.memorial
9.to
10.destinations
三、 1.The
2.known
3.founder
4.which
5.for
6.was put
7.to make
8.companies
9.environmental
10.Currently时文阅读之语法填空 11 Name: Date:
Tips: 1. 认真完成填空。2. 通读文章，查记生词。3. 与1-10一起装订。
一、AI News Presenter Appears in Kuwait首位AI新闻主播Fedha亮相科威特
A news organization in Kuwait is using a virtual news announcer created with artificial intelligence (AI). ___1__________________ organization plans for it to present online news reports.
"Fedha"___2__________________(appear) on the Twitter account of the Kuwait News website Saturday. The AI's image was designed ___3__________________ female.
The site is linked to the Kuwait Times, an English-language daily newspaper ___4__________________(establish) in 1961.
Abdullah Boftain is deputy editor-in-chief for both news sites. He said the move is a test of AI's ___5__________________(possible) to offer "new and innovative content."
In the future Fedha could speak using the Kuwaiti accent, he said. Boftain added that it could soon present news reports on the site's Twitter account, ___6__________________ has 1.2 million followers.
The AI presenter has light hair and light-colored eyes, ___7__________________(represent) the country's diverse population of Kuwaitis and foreigners, Boftain said.
"Fedha represents everyone," he said.
The AI's first 13-second video led many people ___8__________________(post) about it on social media, including reporters.
The quick rise of AI around the world has raised hopes that the technology can create many ___9__________________(benefit). But there are also fears AI could help spread disinformation, threaten some kinds of jobs and hurt ___10__________________(art) integrity.
二、US begins study of possible rules to regulate AI like ChatGPT美国开始研究可能的规则来规范像ChatGPT这样的人工智能
The Biden administration is seeking public comments on rules for guiding the artificial intelligence industry.
ChatGPT is a new AI program___1_________________ has captured wide public attention. It has human-like ability to answer many different kinds of questions in writing. American lawmakers are looking into the product. ChatGPT is the fastest-growing app in market history. It has more than 100 million ___2_________________(month) active users.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) advises the Biden administration ___3_________________ telecommunications and information policy.
The agency wants to know if there are ___4_________________(measure) that could be put in place to provide security "that AI systems are legal, ___5_________________(effect), ethical, safe, and otherwise trustworthy."
President Joe Biden last week said it remained ___6_________________(see) if AI is dangerous.
ChatGPT ___7_________________(make) by California-based OpenAI and backed by the tech company Microsoft.
Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital policy is ___8_________________ independent non-profit technology ethics group. It has asked American officials to block OpenAI from ___9_________________(issue) new releases of GPT-4. The group says the app is "a risk to privacy and public ___10_________________(safe)."
三、日本首相岸田文雄演说现场传出爆炸声
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated(撤离) Saturday from a venue where he was giving ___1________________ outdoor speech after an "explosion-like sound" at the scene.
Video footage ___2________________(release) by Japan's public broadcaster NHK showed members of the public fleeing and a man being arrested following the incident.
The footage showed multiple ___3________________(man), believed to be police officers, holding the suspect on the ground.
Local news agency Kyodo news reported that a man had been arrested after ___4________________(throw) "what appeared to be a smoke bomb."
The ___5________________(drama) scenes took place in the city of Wakayama, where Kishida was giving a speech following his ___6________________(inspect) of Saikazaki Fishing Port.
The speech was part of the prime minister's support ___7________________ an upcoming by-election for the House of Representatives in a Wakayama district. Campaigning is ___8________________(current) underway in Japan's nationwide local elections.
A city council member who was at the scene told NHK that a "cylindrical(圆柱形的) silver object" had flown "about two meters in front of me" shortly before the explosion ___9________________(hear). Japanese officials say Kishida is safe and unharmed.
NHK reported that he had been taken to another location ___10________________ he was surrounded by police officers who were guarding him.
参考答案：
一、.The
2.appeared
3.as
4.established
5.possibility
6.which
7.representing
8.to post
9.benefits
10.artistic
二、1.that/which
2.monthly
3.on
4.measures
5.effective
6.to be seen
7.is made
8.an
9.issuing
10.safety
三、 1.an
2.released
3.men
4.throwing
5.dramatic
6.inspection
7.for
8.currently
9.was heard
10.where时文语法填空 3
一、土耳其和叙利亚发生强烈地震 Turkiye and Syria hit by quakes
A powerful 7.8 earthquake struck large areas of southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday. At least 2,300 people were killed. ___1___ number of dead and injured will likely increase as rescue workers continue to search through the remains of ___2___(destroy) buildings.
The earthquake was centered 23 kilometers east of Nurdagi in the Turkish province of Gaziantep. It struck at 4:17 in the morning local time. Many aftershocks ___3___(hit) the area since the first quake.
On the Syrian side, the affected area includes rebel-controlled territory, __4___ buildings have already been weakened from fighting in the country's civil war. ___5___(patient) including newborn babies were taken out of medical centers.
In Turkey, people tried to escape from affected areas by car, slowing efforts of emergency teams trying to enter the areas. ___6___(religion) buildings in the affected areas were opened to provide shelter for people __7___(able) to return to damaged homes in the cold winter weather.
Monday's powerful earthquake was felt as far away ___8___ Cairo, Egypt. People living in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, ___9___(awaken) by the quake. And in Syria's capital Damascus,locals rushed into the street ___10___(fear) the collapse of buildings.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
二、公羊救援队奔赴土耳其地震灾区
A civilian rescue team of named Ramunion from Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province is expected to arrive in Turkey on Wednesday, with an advance team ___1___(consist) of eight experts with rich international earthquake rescue experiences. This is ___2___ first Chinese civilian assistance force sent to Turkey, ___3___ a series of earthquakes destroyed parts of the region.
The advance team is equipped with ___4___(advance) radar life-searching instruments, and other rescue ___5___(equip) and a search and rescue canine（犬）.
Deng Boqing, vice chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), said in an interview that Chinese government ___6___(immediate) launched its emergency humanitarian assistance mechanism to provide emergency aid to Turkey and Syria.
China announced 40 million yuan ($5.8 million) of emergency assistance to Turkey and the dispatch of a rescue and medical team. It will also provide Syria ___7___ emergency aid, according to the CIDCA.
Chinese ___8___(citizen) in Turkey have volunteered for disaster relief, and relief materials including tents, sleeping bags and blankets ___9___(expect) to be distributed on Tuesday.
More than 4,000 people have been killed and nearly 20,000 people injured after two ___10___(power) earthquakes rocked Turkey and Syria, according to media reports.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
三、元宵节起源故事 The Origins and Stories of Chinese Lantern Festival
Chinese Lantern Festival can be traced back to 2,000 years ago. There are many origin stories about it. Here are two of the___1___( popular) ones:
Origin Story 1: A Buddhist Celebration
Ruling the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220), Emperor Hanmingdi was ___2___ advocate of Buddhism. He heard that some monks(和尚) lit lanterns in their temples to show respect ___3___ Buddha(佛) on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Therefore, he ordered that all the temples, households, and royal palaces ___4___(light) lanterns on that evening. This Buddhist custom ___5___(gradual) became a grand festival among the people of China.
Origin Story 2: A Trick Played on the Jade Emperor
A legend has it that the Jade Emperor's favorite crane(鹤) was killed by some ___6___(villager). So, he decided to destroy the village with fire on the fifteenth day of the lunar year. The Jade Emperor's daughter felt very sad about this and warned the people about ___7___ was going to happen.
Then, a wise man advised the people in the village ___8___(hang) red lanterns to give the Jade Emperor the ___9___(impress) that the village was already on fire. The emperor ___10___(fool) and the village survived. This tradition of hanging red lanterns on the fifteenth day of the lunar year has continued until the present time.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
四、立春 Start of Spring
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of spring, the first solar term in the lunar calendar, begins on Feb 4 this year.
Spring is a season of growth, ___1___(surround) by birds’ twitters and fragrance of flowers. The daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming ___2___(warm).
Start of spring is a good season for flying kites. People used ___3___(fly) kites to send away the evil spirits in ancient China. Now, the act is part of expressing hopes ___4___ the coming new year.
In China, it is ___5___ interesting activity to try to stand eggs upright on the first day of ‘Start of Spring’. This is ___6___(particular) difficult on a hard, flat surface like a table! According to the Chinese folk culture, ___7___ you can make an egg stand up on the first day of ‘Start of Spring’, then you will have good luck in the new year.
Part of Shaanxi province have the custom of wearing jade accessories shaped like swallows(燕子) on start of spring. The custom ___8___(date) back to the Tang Dynasty(AD 618-907). In China, swallows are symbols of ___9___(happy) and fortune.
Folk custom calls for a “spring plate”on start of springs. This custom ___10___(mean) for appreciating the arrival of spring through taking a bite of it, most often radish(萝卜), lettuce or spring rolls.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
参考答案：
一、1.The
2.destroyed
3.have hit
4.where/whose
5.Patients
6.Religious
7.unable
8.as
9.were awakened 被惊醒
10.fearing
二、1.consisting
2.the
3.after/where
4.advanced
.equipment
6.immediately
7.with
8.citizens
9.are expected
10.powerful
三、1.most popular
2.an
3.to/for
4.light/should light
5.gradually
6.villagers
7.what
8.to hang
9.impression
10.was fooled
四、1.surrounded
2.warmer
3.to fly
4.for
5.an
6.particularly
7.if
8.dates
9.happiness
10. is meant时文语法填空 10 Name:
一、日本89岁老人还在冲浪
In the early part of his life, Seiichi Sano was a busy business owner. Later in life, he took on other difficult activities. ___1_________________ the age of 80, he climbed Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain. Soon after, he started surfing.
Sano turns 90 later this year. After ___2____________________(recognize) by Guinness World Records as the oldest male to surf, he's considering trying other activities.
But maybe he will just stick with what he knows.
"I think it would be interesting ___3____________________(try) to surf until I'm 100," Sano said. "I think I take better care of ___4____________________(me) when I have goals like this."
Sano lives in a place about 20 minutes from Yokohama. He gets out most _5______________(weekend) on the black-sand beach near Enoshima. It is the small island ___6____________________ held sailing competitions during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games that took place in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sano still runs ___7_____________ business that supplies wood to building companies. He works 9-to-5 at the job. Surfing eases tension for him.
Sano _8___________________(regular) does a complete set of stretching exercises before going out. When he stands, he's straight as his board — though at 1.65 meters, far _9_________________(short).
"People often say that surfing is life," he said. "If I describe it in one word, I think it really ___10____________________(apply) to me right now."
二、塞浦路斯高中生打造ChatGPT驱动的机器人AInstein!
High school students and those who help in their education in Cyprus have developed _1___________ unusual robot.
The robot uses ChatGPT artificial intelligence, or AI, technology. ChatGPT is a system ___2___________________(develop) by U.S. company OpenAI and backed by the technology company Microsoft.
The aim of the students is to use the technology ___3___________________(improve) learning experiences in the classroom.
ChatGPT is an AI system that can have a ___4___________________(discuss) and create written work. It can create material based on ___5_________________ it has learned from a large database of digital books, online writings, and other media.
The robot is named AInstein. It is the size of a small adult. The robot even has a screen for a face that appears to show human ___6___________________(face) expressions.
Tutor Elpidoforos Anastasiou is the project's leader. He said that students can ask it questions, it can answer back, and the robot can even help teachers teach more ___7___________________(effective).
Anastasiou showed how AI can be fitted to the classroom with AInstein ___8___________________(show) how part of Albert Einstein's theory of time relativity can ___9___________________(explain) by talking about a moving object called a pendulum(钟摆).
Their experience with AInstein shows that we should not fear AI, but rather approach it _10__________ care and responsible consideration.
三、巴黎全面禁止共享电动滑板车
If you like riding electric scooters in Paris, be sure to plan a trip before September. People who live in the French capital voted ___1___________________(recent) to ban the vehicles.
The city said Sunday on Twitter that 89 percent of voters were ___2__________favor of banning scooters. However, only about 7 percent of its ___3___________________(resident) voted in what was called a "public consultation."
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she would respect the vote. Hidalgo said at a news conference, "from September 1, there ___4___________________(be) no more electric scooters for rent in Paris."
Scooter operators pointed to the low number of voters and said they hoped to seek _5_____________ compromise.
A spokesperson for Lime said it hopes to work with the mayor to "avoid a step backward for Paris." A ___6___________________(represent) for Dott criticized the vote, saying the low turnout(投票人数) included mostly older voters.
Paris permitted electric scooters for the first time in 2018. By 2020, the city ___7___________________(cut) the number of companies that could operate scooters to three and restricted their speed to a maximum of 20 kilometers per hour. At the time, the city gave the companies a contract ___8_____________ lasts until September.
In hopes of being permitted ___9___________________(continue) operation, the scooter companies also offered to add more restrictions. They included ___10___________________(limit) users to those over 18 and adding license plates so police could identify those who broke traffic rules.
Attention: 讲评后，与前面的1-9装订在一起，以便整理错题和笔记。
参考答案：
一、1.At 2.being recognized 3.to try 4.myself 5.weekends 6.that/which 7.a 8.regularly 9.shorter 10.applies
二、1.an 2.developed 3.to improve 4.discussion 5.what 6.facial 7.effectively 8.showing 9.be explained 10.with
三、 1.recently 2.in 3.residents 4.will be 5.a 6.representative 7.had cut 8.that/which 9.to continue 10.limiting时文语法填空 6 Name:
一、微笑女孩
A video of a girl wearing a big smile and a red coat recently went viral on Chinese social media.
Tie Jiaxin, 7, ___1__________ first grade student at Daping Primary School, had just finished class and___2__________________(wait) for the bus to go home when her teacher, Ma Rui, shot the video on March 4.
Ma, who became a volunteer teacher at Daping Primary School more than one year ago, said it has been a habit of hers to record ___3__________ she sees by camera on her phone as well as sharing the recordings ___4____________ a wider audience.
Daping Primary School serves as a vivid example of the outcomes of poverty alleviation(扶贫). Students there used to have classes in adobe schoolhouses and suffered from a ___5__________________(short) of exercise books. Today, they___6__________________(provide) with free meals and better facilities, such as new school buildings and playgrounds. In addition, more ___7__________________(advance) teaching methods, including the use of multimedia teaching and Internet-assisted teaching facilities, have also broadened students’ horizons and have made them ___8__________________(confident) in their studies.
After the story of the school went viral online, the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, one of China's largest non-governmental ___9__________________ (organization) working in poverty reduction, donated kitchen equipment worth 50,000 yuan ( about $7,685 )___10__________________(support) the school.
二、在猪肉摊起舞的芭蕾女孩
A video clip of a girl dancing at a pork stall(货摊) in a village in Yunnan province went viral online.
The 9-year-old girl is named Wu Gangyun. Her father is a truck driver, who is always on the road. Her mom runs the pork stall, ___1__________ she hangs around and helps a little.
When she was 6 years old, her mom found that she enjoyed watching dancing videos and ___2__________________ (copy) the moves. The parents decided to send her to dancing ___3__________________ (class).
In 2018, the mom went to a driving school and the coach contacted Zhang Ping, who started a program ___4__________________ (call) "Colorful Cloud Plan" with her husband Guan Yu to help poor children in ___5__________________ (mountain) regions. After watching videos of Wu dancing, Zhang and Guan decided to teach her. Since then, Wu Gangyun has been learning dancing from Zhang every weekend.
In October 2019, Wu Gangyun and ___6__________ girls in the "Colorful Cloud Program" performed on the stage of CCTV. It was the first time they ___7__________________ (take) trains and performed on stage.
"Ballet is a noble art. A noble spirit is to help disadvantaged groups to fulfill our social ___8__________________ (responsible)," Guan said at a speech in Tsinghua University. The couple hope that the children can help ___9__________________ (many) people in the region, and function ___10__________ dandelion(蒲公英) seeds.
三、野生大熊猫被降级了
Giant pandas are no longer ___1___________ endangered species; they’re now considered "vulnerable" to extinction. The new designation was announced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), an environmental organization ___2_____________ keeps track of the conservation status of plants and animals.
The status update is good news for the animals, ___3_____________ it doesn’t mean that pandas are safe. The IUCN says that in the next 80 years, climate change could destroy more than 35 percent of bamboo forests, where pandas live on a bamboo-only diet. That would ___4__________________(definite) have consequences for their conservation.
"Whereas(尽管) the ___4__________________(decide) to downlist the giant panda to vulnerable is a positive sign confirming that the Chinese government’s efforts to conserve this species ___6__________________(be) effective," the IUCN wrote, "it is critically important that these protective ___7__________________(measure) are continued, and that emerging threats are addressed."
Giant pandas — China’s ___8__________________(nation) symbol — have been on the IUCN endangered list since 1990. But China has been aware of their decline since the 1960s, when the first panda reserves ___9__________________(establish), according to the WWF. Since then, a combination of forest protection, reforestation, and strict laws against the killing of pandas has allowed the panda population ___10__________________(recover).
参考答案：
一、1.a
2.was waiting
3.what
4.with
5.shortage
6.are provided
7.advanced
8.more confident
9.organizations
10. to support
二、1.where 考查定语从句。因先行词pork stall指地点，且从句不需补充主语和宾语，用where引导定语从句并在从句中作状语。
2.copying 考查非谓语。所填词与watching 并列作enjoy的宾语。enjoy doing 喜欢做。
3.classes 考查复数。可数名望前没有限定词，考虑用复数形式。根据句意，“舞蹈课”不止一节，用复数。
4.called 考查非谓语。过去分词作后置定语。称作彩云计划的项目。
5.mountainous 考查词类转换。mountainous [ ma nt n s] adj. 多山的。mountainous regions 山区。mountainous 为形容词作定语，修饰名词regions。
6.other 考查不定代词。指“别的，其他的”。
7.had taken 考查时态。 It was the first time后接从句用过去完成时。
8.responsibility 考查词类转换。responsibility [r sp ns b l ti] n.责任。形容词转换为名词，作宾语。
9.more 考查比较等级。夫妻俩希望这些孩子能帮助山区更多(more)的人。
10.as 考查介词。function as sb/sth 起…作用；具有…功能。例：The sofa also functions as a bed. 这沙发还可当床用。
三、1.an 考查冠词。根据句意：大熊猫不再是一种濒危物种，表示“一，一种”，用不定冠词，因endangered 是元音开头，用an。注意species是单复数同形，在本句中是单数，所以前面可以加不定冠词。
2.that/which考查定语从句。还原从句：organization keeps track of...。因先行词为organization，指事物，所以用that/which引导定语从句，并在从句中作主语。
3.but 考查连词。根据句意：身份更新对这些动物来说是个好消息，但并不意味着熊猫是安全的。转换关系，用but连接。
4.definitely 考查词类转换。definite [ def n t] adj. 肯定的；确定的 definitely [ def n tli] adv. 肯定，确实。修饰谓语动词have，用副词作状语。
5.decision 考查词类转换。作主语，用名词形式。
6.are 考查时态和主谓一致。主语的中心词为efforts，是复数名词，所以谓语动词用are。
7.measures 考查名词复数。空格前有these修饰，后接可数名词复数形式。
8.national 考查词类转换。national symbol国家的象征。形容词作定语，修饰名词symbol。
9.were established 考查被动语态。自然保护区是上世纪60年代建立的，是过去的时间，用一般过去时；又因为保护区是“被建”的，用被动语态，所以填一般过去时被动语态。
10.to recover 考查非谓语。allow ... to do... 使……做……，动词不定式作宾补。时文语法填空 1
一、地中海饮食法（Mediterranean diet）第六次蝉联“最佳饮食法”称号
For the sixth year in a row, the Mediterranean style of eating earned the title of bestoverall diet, according to 2023 ratings ___1___(announce) Tuesday by US News & World Report.
The diet features simple, plant-based cooking, ___2___ the majority of each meal focused on fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans and seeds, with a few nuts and a heavy emphasis on extra-virgin olive oil.
Fats other than olive oil, such as butter, are consumed ___3___(rare), if at all, and sugar and refined foods ___4___(reserve) for special occasions.
Red meat is used in very small quantities, usually only to flavor a dish. Eating healthy, oily fish, ___5___ are packed with omega-3 fatty acids, is encouraged.
Eggs, dairy and poultry are eaten in much ___6___(small) portions than in the traditional diet.
Numerous ___7___(study) have found the Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk for diabetes, high cholesterol(胆固醇), dementia(痴呆), memory loss, ___8___(depress) and breast cancer. The diet, which is more of ___9___ eating style than a restricted diet, has also been linked to stronger bones, a healthier heart and longer life.
By ___10___(follow) the Mediterranean Diet, you could also keep that weight off while avoiding chronic disease.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
二、雨水Rain Water
Rain Water, or Yushui in Chinese, starts on Feb 19 and ends on Mar 5 this year.
Rain Water signals the increase in rainfall and rise in temperature. With its ___1___(arrive), lively spring-like scenery starts blossoming.
The spring wind and rain present ___2___(poet) scenery in the regions south of the Yangtze River. During this period, ___3___(wander) in the ancient towns and admiring the picturesque landscape described by many Chinese poems is ___4___ comfortable experience.
According to an old Chinese saying, the rainfall in spring is as precious as oil. In northern China, the spring drought is common and the amount of rainfall of this season accounts ___5___ only 10 to 15 percent of annual average rainfall. Therefore, Rain Water ___6___(consider) as a key period for irrigation(灌溉) when the day gets warmer and rainfall increases.
Rain Water is the best time of the year ___7___(consume) fresh bamboo shoots. The cooking of bamboo shoots in China ___8___(date) back to over 2,000 years ago, according to the Book of Songs.
Extra care is needed to cope with a returning cold spell in the late spring ___9___ often happen during Rain Water period. It is ___10___(strong) advised not to take off the thick coats too early and to keep warm, especially elderly and children.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
三、返回地面75天后神舟十四号乘组航天员首次与公众见面
Seventy-five days after returning to the ground, the Shenzhou-14 crew members met the press on Friday. They were ___1___ good physical and mental shape, said health experts at the press conference, noting ___2___ they have now moved into the recovery observation stage and will be able to return to normal soon.
The recovery of normal body function for the taikonauts after they returned from space ___3___(consist) of three stages – quarantine(隔离), convalescence(疗养) and observation - according to health experts speaking at the press conference on Friday.
The Shenzhou-14 crew has completed the first two stages, showing a stable ___4___(emotion) status and good mental condition, and their body ___5___(weigh) has stabilized at pre-flight level. The muscle strength, endurance(耐力) and cardiorespiratory(心肺) reserves have been further restored, achieving the ___6___(expect) results.
They have now moved into the ___7___(three) stage of recovery observation. After ___8___ overall evaluation, the three taikonauts will be able to return to normal training and work.
After concluding their six-month stay at the China Space Station and ___9___(complete) the first direct handover(移交) in orbit in the country's history, Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, the three taikonauts of the Shenzhou-14 ___10___(safe) returned to Earth on December 4, 2022.
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
四、旅日大熊猫香香回国，日本民众含泪告别！
"Good bye, Xiang Xiang!" "Thank you, Xiang Xiang!" Hundreds of ___1___(Japan) fans, some in tears, were waving toward a charter flight flying in the bright sky over Narita International Airport ___2___(say) goodbye to hugely popular female giant panda Xiang Xiang as she departed for her home country China.
According to the NHK, about 600 fans ___3___ cameras and stuffed pandas gathered at the airport to see off the five-year-old Xiang Xiang on Tuesday.
The departure of Xiang Xiang is under the spotlight in both Japan and China with many Chinese panda fans warmly ___4___(welcome) the return of the cute girl.
___5___ her return, Xiang Xiang will be sent to Bifengxia Giant Panda Base, a giant panda research and breeding facility in the city of Ya'an, Sichuan, ___6___ is known as the hometown of giant pandas.
Xiang Xiang was ___7___(original) scheduled to travel back to China by the end of December 2020, but her return ___8___(postpone) multiple times due to her popularity in Japan and the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Xinhua.
China and Japan will continue to carry out ___9___(cooperate) on giant panda protection and research in the hope that more pandas will continue to bring joy and friendship to the two ___10___(people).
1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________
6._______________ 7._______________ 8._______________ 9._______________ 10._______________
参考答案：
一、1.announced 2.with 3.rarely 4.are reserved 5.which 6.smaller 7.studies 8.depression 9.an 10.following
二、1.arrival 2.poetic 3.wandering 4.a 5.for 6.is considered 7.to consume 8.dates 9.that/which 10.strongly
三、1.in 2.that 3.consists 4.emotional 5.weight 6.expected 7.third 8.an 9.completing 10.safely
四、1.Japanese
2.to say
3.with
4.welcoming
5.Upon/On
6.which
7.originally
8.was postponed
9.cooperation
10.peoples
